In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the United States declared war on terrorism. Morethan ten years later, the results are decidedly mixed. Here world-renowned author, diplomat, and scholar Akbar Ahmed reveals an important yet largely ignored result ofthis war: in many nations it h…
Argues that the campaigns that fall under "The War on Terror" have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central Islamic governments and the tribal societies within their borders. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the United States declared war on terrorism. Moreth…
Argues that the campaigns that fall under "The War on Terror" have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central Islamic governments and the tribal societies within their borders.
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the United States declared war on terrorism. Morethan ten years later, the results are decidedly mixed. Here world-renowned author, diplomat, and scholar Akbar Ahmed reveals an important yet largely ignored result ofthis war: in many nations it h…
Tribes and global jihadism
Across the Muslim world, from Iraq and Yemen, to Egypt and the Sahel, new alliances have been forged between the latest wave of violent Islamist groups -- including Islamic State and Boko Haram -- and local tribes. But can one now speak of a direct link between tribalism and jih…
The first study of an important political nexus in today's Islamist insurgencies, the better to understand their evolution.
Tribes and global jihadism
Across the Muslim world, from Iraq and Yemen, to Egypt and the Sahel, new alliances have been forged between the latest wave of violent Islamist groups -- including Islamic State and Boko Haram -- and local tribes. But can one now speak of a direct link between tribalism and jih…
